Molding-machine.



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,Ufiifhesses JOSEPH WARREN WEIL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

MOLDING-MACHINE.

Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

Application filed January 21, 1910. Serial No. 538,236.

It more particularly relates to the apparatus that is used in the formation and baking and delivery of thematerial.

For the purpose of illustrating one form or embodiment of my invention I have shown and described an apparatus used in the manufacture of ice cream cones.

The invention is ap licable to many ends and the apparatus se ected is merely illustrative and by making alterations the appaered by the claims.

manufacture many ratus may be used to A means 1s provided other molded articles.

for filling the molds and for carrying them.

through the parts of the apparatus while the molds and material are treated and for finally delivering the molded material.

The invention is contained in structural embodiments which have features that are described or suggested in the following description and illustrated in the drawings and any modifications thereof which are cov- Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of one end of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a view of a detail. Fig. 3.is a side view of another end of the apparatus. Fig. 4- is a sectional view looking toward one end. Fig. 5 is a side view of the dough delivering mechanism and Fig. 6 is a sectional end view of the same. Fig. 7 illustrates a sectional view of the molding apparatus. Fig. 8 illustrates a detail also partly shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is an illustration of a detail also shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, A are stanchions for siipporting the apparatus. The stanchions are connected together by tierods B in the manner well known. (l are longitudinal pipes which connect the parts and with A and B make up the supporting framework of the apparatus. The power for operatingt-he apparatus is applied to the shaft D. Any desired motor may be used to opex atc the apparatus. For purposes of illustration l have shown an electric motor C having the pinion B which operates upon the cog-wheel A. keyed to the shaft D and causes the rotation',

of the two Geneva gears E, F and the bev eled ggzar P. The gear E operates upon the gear but one-eighth of the time, causing a step-by-step rotation of the gear F. The two gears are secured to the sameshaft and cotiperate to cause the rotation of the two chain gears G. The chain gearsG oper} ate the two chains H'. The chains carry the molds from one part of the apparatus to the other from the place of charging the molds to the place of delivery of the articles molded. The chains move upon the rails L which extend from one end of the a paratus to the other. The chains are provi ed with rollers K .(Fig. 7) which run upon the tracks The The cog-wheel A is tracks are angle irons 42 which are attached to strips of iron 43. They are supported by brackets M which are clamped to the pipes C. The molds are attached to plates which are secured to the chains and as the chains move from one 'end of the apparatus to the other the molds and plates are carried back and forth belt-wise. The molds are supported in the plates 0. The plates extend across from one chain belt to'the other as shown in Fig. 4. The weight of the plates and themolds is carried by the rollers k as shown in Fig. 7. The plates 0 aro'providcd with holes which are adapted to reccive the molds a. The molds ma any shape whatsoever and they may e made of any suitable material. They are provided with a flange 44 which varies in its width according to the size of the mold. A number of sizes of molds may thus he inserted in the machine to produce different sizes of the articles molded., The molds are secured to the plates o" by thumb-screw bolts. The

molds are readily removed by turning the thumb-screwsj and lifting the molds from the plates.

tending flange 45. The bolt 1 secures the two together. The link 2 binds two adjoining rollers 7c together. The rollers form a means of bearing adapted to receive the weight of the plates and molds as well as the chains. When, the molds are inserted in the platcsjthey extend inward with reference to the chain belt so that the upnmolds open upward and as the chains be of- The plates 0 are attached to the inner links 2 by means of the laterally exsurface of the material.

carry the molds around the gears G the molds are turned upside down so that the molded pattern or material may be removed or dropped dot at the delivering end of the apparatus.

The gear and chains carry the moldsto and away from the receptacle which contains the material that is to be molded. In -the form of apparatus illustrated I have shown a dough trough or receptacle from which dough is ejected automatically. This is best shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The dough trough W may be supported on wheels '1 which rotate 'on trunnions 8 and move on tracks 11. It may be made of any shape, but it is preferably made of such a shape that the material will readily flow therefrom into the molds, such as conical or cylindrical or the usual pyramidal or hopper shape. I have shown a semi-cylindrical trough. It is provided with a cover 12 having latches 13 which may be forced or snapped over the lugs X. If it is desired for the purpose of ejection of the material, pressure may be applied to the interior of the trough and to the This will cause it to respond promptly to any apparatus that may open ports to allow the removal of the material. It will cause the material to be forced from the trough. Any form of pressure device may be used such as air pump or a cylindercharged with air or other gas. I have shown a reservoir Z mounted on the cover 12 by means of the straps or yokes 16M .A pipe having a valve Y connects the interior of the trough with the reservoir. Then it is desired to apply pressure to the interior a of the trough the valve Y is opened. Trunnions 10 may also be provided for handling the trough by crane or otherwise. I have also shown a shaft 3 which supports paddles R which extend through the trunnions 10 and has on one end thereof a handle T for turning the shaft and causing the paddles to rotate. The trou 11 may thus 'be used for a mixing trough an if desired. be permanently secured to the framework of the apparatus.

An automatic means is preferably pro-- vided for opening and closing the ports of the trough for permitting the removal of the material in the charging'of the molds. In order to accomplish this the beveled gear I. shown in Fig. 1 operates upon the beveled gear Q. The beveled gear Q is keyed to the rod R which extends the length of the appa ratus and to a point near the dough trough. The rod is supported by means of brackets 3 which are attached to the stanchions A. A.

' gear S is attached to the end of the rod R which is near the dough trough. This gear operates upon the gear T which is supported in a bearing attached to the bracket 2'. The

The shutter is open when the rod U. is I position while the molds are in motion by T and is movable therewith. Rotation of seems the gear causes rotation of the plate. A cam M is bolted to the plate L. The cam M, is of the shell variety and hooks behind the roller N, which is attached to the shutter mechanism for opening the ports of the I trough. The rotation of the cam draws the roller N across the plate L or a part of it and at the proper moment and for a definite period of time releases the roller N.

drawn over by the cam. The period of time relative to the rotation of the ear is adjusted by securingthe cam in di" erent ositions on the plate L. The ports are in c osed.

the operation of the Geneva gear E and F and the ports are opened and closed while-the molds are at a standstill and before they start moving. I

The roller N is secured to a rod 0 by means of the pin 14:. The rod 0 is hinged at 16 and is connected to the balance of the rod like a jack knife blade to a handle. A spring P is'attached to pins 4L7 and 48 1ocated one on the rod 0 and the other on the trough. They are located in a line back of the pivot 16 so that the alinement of the. spring is to one side of the alinement of the center of the jointed rod 0 and behind the pin 16. The cam M- upon rotation frictionally tends to push'the outer end of the rod in the same direction as it is pulled by the spring P, but such movement being pre vented by the abutting of the ends and back edges of the two parts of'jointed rod and on the spring side. The rod moves back and forth in achannel 17 located on thebotrv tom of the trough and carries a plate 15. The trough is provided with the ports 20. The plate is provided with the ports 19. and the channel is provided with the'ports 21. The openings in the channel are sorewthreaded and plugs Q)" having openings of any desired size may be inserted in the openings of the channel so that ars'aperi amounts of the material may be ejected upon each operation of the plate 15. A second set of molds is provided which cooperate with the first set of molds. In this particular the cones are molded. It is of courseunder; stood that difi'erent'forms of coiiperatih molds may be used to produce the desire L product. In the production of the ice creerna cones, I have provided a set of male molds which are inserted into the female moldsv after they are charged. The molds are then? carried forward and passed through. an oven and finally separate at the opposite end of the apparatus where the molded articles are delivered.

After small quantities of the dough are inserted in the molds andthey are. carried forward and from beneath the trough W the molds b are carried down by suitable I vieaasie mechanism and inserted into the molds a. They are then forced into the dough which is pressed up and into the space between the molds partaking of the configuration of the interior of one set of molds and the exterior of the other set of molds. The molds b are carried by two endless chains K. The chains are also provided with roller bearings. The upper art of each chain belt moves on the top the upper track but the lower part moves along the underside of the lower track L. The chains move over the gears J and 25 and they are guided by the gears N and 40. Motion of one set of molds causes the-other set to move. The molds I) (Fig. '7) set tightly on shoulders 30 and in the throat of the. female mold.

The molds when fitted together. form a means for connecting the two sets of molds, chains and operating mechanism. In the form of apparatus shown the molds b are solidcones and extend down into the interior of the molds a leaving a. small space between the surfaces of the molds. The molds I) are each provided with a neck 26 and a shoulder 27 which is mushroom shape and forms a piston. Its outer edge sets into the shoulder 30 of the mold a. The shoulder while it does not tightly fit the throat of the mold a, op-

erates to force the material in to all parts of the space between the molds. A ring 28 is located above the neck 26 and movable about the head 29. The ring 28 carriesknives f which extend downward along the neck 26 and rests upon the shoulders or )istons 27 and extend from the neck 26 to the throat of the mold a. The space between the throat of one mold and the neck of the other will hold any overflow of the material. The knives f are double-edged, having feet which extend laterally. They are adapted to cut the edge of the molded attern and clean the piston 27 of any overow. 'The ring 28 is provided with an arm t.,(See Fig. 8). A rod 1) is pivotally connected to thearms t of the molds of each plate, by meansof the screws 31. A spring 4 is connected to the plate and to the rod. he movement of the rod is limited by a suitable stop. A. roller-q is' attached to the rod p and is adapted to be operated upon by the cum 0, shown in Fig.v 2, which is attached to an arm 34 mounted on the stanchion at the delivering end of the apparatus. The cam O is supported in the path of movement of the roller as the molds are carried forward by the e ain andju'st before the molds reach the gear N. the cam Ocauses the rings 28 to rotate back and forth a sutiicieut distance so that the knives f 60 swin around the neck 26 and on' the pistons,

27." heymoveo'ver piston and completely scrape oil the surplus of, theunatferial left on the shoulder as well I as trim the edge in this particular case of the 65 cone. The separated particles drop oil the the entire length of the sloping piston 27, upon the separation of the two molds at the'delivering end of the machine.

lie-molds?) are supported by a plate (I. The head 29 has a reduced portion 36 which extends upward through an opening in the plates (I. A washer 37 is secured by a screw 38 to the top of the head and prevents the molds from droppin entirely through the hole in the plate. spring (1 pushes the mold downward and elastically forces the molds 1) into the molds a when the two molds are brought together. The plate (1 is provided with a reinforcing flange It is suspended by a yoke m which is attached to the plate by the bolts 8. A rod it passes through the yoke mand ispivoted 1n the bearing 1- so that the molds 1) swing freely in a vertical position which they maintain throughout the circuit of their movement. The bearing r is supported on a plate 48 attached to a pair of rollers 0. As described before the rollers 0 move along the angle irons of the tracks L.

Then the molds b are carried down v the gear 25 and gear 40 the rollers 0 ,pass underneath the track L whichds at that end slightly inclined upward. As the chains are drawn onwardthe rollers 0- and the plates (1 are forced downward thus forcing as the molds 1) into the. moldsa and pressing the dou h or other materialu and arena the surgaces of the two mol 5, this pressure being regulated to a certain extent by p the s ring 9 which ed'mesinto play home: 1.0! diate y upon the insertion of to moldlli into the material. The mold is pusheddown until the toad-stool shoulder enters thethroat of the mold a and presses the ma, terial into all parts of the s ace betw'elbmfi the molds. It is then/pushe down until the shoulder 27 finally rests upon theshdul: der 30. The molds are" then carried forjward a short distance when another set off female molds receives a small amount of thematerial, and at the same. time a plate of .molds of each set match and soon step-by step the molds are filled and the articles deliver-edfromtheapparatu's.

In thee. paratus thatil have illustrated'ltb an oven" is located between the gear wheels N and 40. The'oven-shoi'yn extends 'rgpctically from one gearwheel tothe other.

e oven is of theusual const'uction, and; requires no special description. The ovenis' 20 provided with the doors'K which are weighted or spring-operated to cause the doors to be closed automaticall after they 7 are opened and have allowed t e .platesfot molds to enter. The doors are opened by 2 "the pressure of the molds against them as, the molds are moved by the chain ar and 'the 'diiors are subsequently closed 'y dropping behind or rising behindathe molds'as the'casle' may be. Revolving doors may also be used to alloW the plates to enter on one side and to'pass out on the other.

' The oven may be heated by gas if desired means may be provided,

female molds and extend upward so as to strike the arm F which is attached to the .valve E. As the molds are moved out Ward the doors are opened and the arm G turns the arm F thus closing oil the gas. When the molds have moved a suflicient distance to clear the doors the arm F springs spring 41 and at I have described above is merely one of the embodiments of my invention. I

have not attempted to describe all the forms of the apparatus to which the invention may be applied; The elemental features of the invention may be varied according to the purpose for which the apparatus is intended and the construction may be varied bythose skilled in the art Without in any Way departing from the spirit of the invention. 4

What I claim is new and desire to by Letters Patent is as follows 1. In a baking apparatus the combination of a pair of cotiperating molds, a trimming knife supported on one of the said molds I 1 and a cam for operating the said trimming knife.

2. In a baking. apparatus the combination of a plurality of molds, trimmin knives located on the said molds, means or moving the said molds and a cam for causing the said knives to operate. 3. In a baking apparatus the combination of a pair of cooperating molds, one of said molds having a piston, the other of said mhlds having av throat adapted to receive said piston, a trimming knife and means for causing the said knife to operate around the edge of the said piston.

4. In a baking apparatus the combination of a trough having ports, means for applying pressure to the interior of the said trough, a cam for opening the said ports, a plurality of molds charged by the said trough, a Geneva gear and ating the said molds step-by-step.

5. In a baking apparatus the combination of two sets of cooperating molds, each set connected together by an endless belt, means I "for causing one set to be operated by the other set, an automatic device for feeding the molds step by step, means for forcing elastically .one set of molds against the other set of molds,

an oven for operating upon the secure the said'molds adapted to a belt for 0pm tion of a plurality of frames,

material fed to the mold, one set of molds being provided with knives, a cam, a cam bearing connected to the said knivesadapted to be operated upon by the said cam.

6. In a baking apparatus the combination of a plurality of sets of molds, trimming knives adapted to move about the edges of the said molds, means for connectingthe said trimming knives of each set of molds together and automatic means for operating the trimming knives of each set of molds.

7. In a baking apparatus the combination of a plurality of molds, means for moving the molds step by step, a container adapted to feed material into the said molds, an oven adapted to receive the said molds, a trimming knife adapted to move around the edge of each mold, means for automatically operating the said trimming knife on removal of the molds from the said oven.

8. In'a baking apparatusthe combination of a plurality of ,frames, a plurality of removable molds located in each of the said frames, tracks for support-ing't he said molds and said frames, a belt connected-to the said frames, an automatic means for-intermittently feeding material into the said molds, a second set of cooperating molds and frames, a belt for. connecting the said second set of frames together, tracks for supporting the said second set of molds and for forcing the said second set of molds into the first set of molds, an oven located in the path of the said molds when in molding position, the said molds adapted to enter the said oven stop-by-step, doors automatically operated by the said molds intermittently as they enter and leave the oven.

9. In a baking apparatus the combination of a plurality of frames, a plurality of removable molds located in each of the said frames, tracks for supporting the said molds and said frames, a belt connected to the said frames, an automatic means for intermit-.

tently feeding material into the said molds, a second set of cooperating molds and frames, a belt for connecting the-said second set of frames together, tracks for supporting the said second set of molds and for forcing the said second set of molds into the first. set of molds, an oven located in the path of the said molds When in molding position, enter the said oven step-by-step, doors automatically operated by the said molds intermittently .as they enter and leave the oven, means for heating the said oven and means controlled by the first named set of molds for controlling the said heating means.

10. In a baking apparatus the combinaa plurality of removable molds located in each of the said frames, tracks for supporting the said molds and said frames, .a belt connected to the said frames, an automatic means for intermittently feeding material into the said molds, second set.- of cooperating molds and frames, a belt for connecting the said second set of frames together, tracks for supporting the said second set of molds and for forcing the said second set of molds into the first set of molds, an oven located in the path the said molds when in molding ,position, the said molds adapted to enter the said oven step-by-step, doors automatieally operated by the said molds intermittently as they enter and leave the oven, the

' said first-nann-u'l setvot' trainee and molds adapted to he inverted by the operation of 

